PARALLEL CIRCUIT

Prepared by:
Danilo A. Carceta
Parallel Circuit – is a type of circuit
in which the current divides into
two or more paths before
recombining to complete the
circuit. Each load are connected
across the voltage source.
ET = E1 = E2 = E3 ….
IT = I1 + I2 + I3 ….
 1
RT =
1 1 1
+ + …….
R1 R2 R3

RT = 1
1 1 1 1
+ + +
150Ω 100Ω 75Ω 50Ω
RT = 1
0.0067Ω + 0.01Ω + 0.013Ω + 0.02Ω
R = 1
T

= 20.12Ω 0.0497Ω

RT = 20.12Ω
 1
RT =
1 1 1
+ + …….
R1 R2 R3

RT = 1
1 1 1 1
+ + +
150Ω 100Ω 75Ω 50Ω
RT = 1
0.0067Ω + 0.01Ω + 0.013Ω + 0.02Ω
R = 1
T

= 20.12Ω 0.0497Ω

RT = 20.12Ω
 ET
IT =
RT IT = I1 + I2 + I3 ……….
220v
IT = IT = 1.47 Amp + 2.2 Amp + 2.93 Amp + 4.4 Amp
20.12Ω
E1 I = 11 AmpE2 E3 E4
I1 = T I2 = I3 = I4 =
IT =10.93Amp R1 R2 R3 R4
220v 220v 220v 220v
I1 = I2 = I3 = I4 =
150Ω 100Ω 75Ω 50Ω

I1 =1.47Amp I2 =2.2Amp I3 =2.93Amp I4 =4.4Amp

= 20.12Ω =2.93Amp
= 1.47Amp =4.4Amp
=2.2Amp =10.93Amp
 ET
IT =
RT IT = I1 + I2 + I3 ……….
220v
IT = IT = 1.47 Amp + 2.2 Amp + 2.93 Amp + 4.4 Amp
20.12Ω
E1 I = 11 AmpE2 E3 E4
I1 = T I2 = I3 = I4 =
IT =10.93Amp R1 R2 R3 R4
220v 220v 220v 220v
I1 = I2 = I3 = I4 =
150Ω 100Ω 75Ω 50Ω

I1 =1.47Amp I2 =2.2Amp I3 =2.93Amp I4 =4.4Amp

= 20.12Ω =2.93Amp
= 1.47Amp =4.4Amp
=2.2Amp =10.93Amp
ET = IT RT ET
RT =
ET = 10.93 Amp x 20.12Ω IT
220v
RT =
ET =219.91v 10.93 Amp
E31 == II31 R
E R31 E2 =EI42=RI24 R4
E = 1.47 Amp
E31 = 2.2 Amp x 100Ωx 150ΩR =20.13Ω
E2 =E2.2 Amp x 100Ω
4 = 4.4 Amp x 50Ω
T

E31 =219.75v
=220.5v E2 =220v
E4 =220v

= 20.12Ω =2.93Amp =220.5v =220v

= 1.47Amp =4.4Amp =220v
=2.2Amp =10.93Amp =219.75v
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 IT = 12.5A

R1 = 100Ω

R2 = 200Ω

R3 = 25Ω

R4 = 50Ω

R5= 20Ω
Look for the following:
1. I1 3. I3 5. I5 7. E2 9. E4 11. ET
2. I2 4. I4 6. E1 8. E3 10. E5 12. RT
1. 1 Amp 7. 100 v
2. 0.5 Amp 8. 100 v
3. 4 Amp 9. 100 v
4. 2 Amp 10. 100 v
5. 5 Amp 11. 100 v
6. 100 v 12. 8 Ω